[Vitter: EPA FOIA
scandal ‘no different than the IRS disaster’
by Michael Bastasch] "A Republican senator
says allegations that the Environmental
Protection Agency has made it more difficult
for conservative groups to obtain
information is no different from the
burgeoning scandal at the IRS.

Shortly after the IRS admitted to targeting
conservative groups, it was reported that
the EPA has routinely denied fee waiver
requests from conservative groups seeking
government records, while at the same time,
approving such requests to environmental
groups.

“We know the Obama EPA has completely
mismanaged FOIA, but granting fee waivers
for their friends in the far-left
environmental community, while
simultaneously blocking conservative leaning
groups from gaining access to information;
is really no different than the IRS
disaster,” Louisiana Republican Sen. David
Vitter told the Daily Caller News Foundation
in an emailed statement..." Full text:
Vitter: EPA
FOIA scandal ‘no different than the IRS
disaster’
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